the G7 will “urgently” implement a cap on the price of Russian oil

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3:58 p.m. : Concretely, Russia would sell its oil to these countries at a lower price than the one at which it sells it today, but which would remain higher than the production price, so that it has an economic interest in continuing to sell it to them, and as well as it does not cut its deliveries.

3:58 p.m. : The G7 (United States, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan) will “urgently” implement a cap on the price of Russian oil and encourages a “broad coalition” countries to take part in this initiative intended to deprive Moscow of part of its windfall from the energy sector.

2:26 p.m. : Peace in #Ukraine is not made impossible by the victims of the invasion, but by #Putin’s will to conquer! War crimes are documented, denying it is an insult to the murdered, the raped, the tortured! To say otherwise is propaganda! https://t.co/wr2LaYXi16

2:25 p.m. : “Peace in Ukraine is not made impossible by the victims of the invasion, but by Putin’s will to conquer!”reacted on Twitter the First Secretary of the PS, Olivier Faure. “War crimes are documented, denying it is an insult to the murdered, the raped, the tortured! To say otherwise is propaganda!”he continued.

2:21 p.m. : The former socialist candidate for the 2007 presidential election, Ségolène Royal, questioned last night on BFMTV war crimes in Ukraine, claiming it was a “propaganda” by Volodymyr Zelensky.

2:27 p.m. : It is 2 p.m., we take stock of the news:

• The Defense Council on the Energy Crisis is now complete. The Minister of Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, will report during the afternoon, franceinfo learned from the Elysée.

Météo France has placed four departments in the South-East on orange vigilance for thunderstorms: Gard, Vaucluse, Bouches-du-Rhône and Var. Precipitation as well as hail and gusts are expected from mid-afternoon.

• A man was injured this morning by a firearm at the press house in Molay-Littry (Calvados), near Bayeux. The shooter is entrenched in a neighboring real estate agency, without hostages, and the intervention of the gendarmes and the GIGN is still in progress, according to France Bleu.

“The Russian occupiers are doing everything possible to prevent the International Atomic Energy Agency mission from knowing the facts on the ground at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant”, denounces the Ukrainian operator of the plant, Energoatom. Follow our live.

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12:26 p.m. : Yesterday, IAEA experts estimated that the“physical integrity” of the nuclear power plant, occupied by the Russians, had “been raped several times”. For his part, the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, believes that the IAEA should have gone further and demanded the “demilitarization” of the site.

12:23 p.m. : “The Russian occupiers are doing everything possible to prevent the International Atomic Energy Agency mission from knowing the facts on the ground at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant”denounces the Ukrainian operator of the plant, Energoatom. “It is clear that under such conditions it will be difficult for the IAEA to make an impartial assessment of the situation”he also assures on Telegram.

12:00 p.m. : Here is a new summary of the news of this Friday noon:

Emmanuel Macron has been meeting for 10 hours at the Elysee Palace a Defense Council dedicated to energy. It comes with “the competent ministers” to examine the scenarios in order to avoid the shortage. Follow our live.

Météo France places four departments of the South-East on orange alert to thunderstorms: Gard, Vaucluse, Bouches-du-Rhône and Var. Precipitation as well as hail and gusts are expected from mid-afternoon.

After yesterday’s first inspection, some of the experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency will stay at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant site until Sunday or Monday to continue the assessment.

A man was arrested last night in Argentina for pointing a loaded gun at Vice President Cristina Kirchner as she was returning home. A national holiday has been declared for today across the country.

09:55 : It was in the pipes. Air Liquide will in turn leave Russia. The French group specializing in industrial gases announces in a press release that it will transfer its activities to the local team “in the form of an MBO (Management Buy Out)”. Its activities in Russia will no longer be consolidated in its accounts as of September 1.

09:20 : The delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency was able to enter the nuclear power plant in Zaporozhzhya for the first time yesterday. Franceinfo was able to attend this exceptional visit (and under high tension) of the largest power plant in Europe.

(FRANCEINFO)

10:05 a.m. : Here is a new summary of the news of this Friday morning:

Emmanuel Macron meets from 10 a.m. at the Elysee Palace a Defense Council dedicated to energy. It comes with “the competent ministers” to examine the scenarios in order to avoid the shortage.

Storms expected here and there today in France. For Gard, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, it will be this afternoon: Météo France has placed the three departments on orange alert.

Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency were able to visit the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant yesterday. Some of the experts will stay on site until Sunday or Monday to continue the evaluation.

A man was arrested last night in Argentina for pointing a loaded gun at Vice President Cristina Kirchner as she was returning home.

As part of the renewal of the distribution contract between the two parties, the Canal+ group announces that it is “renouncing” the broadcasting of the TF1 group’s channels, in particular because of the requirement of a payment “a very substantial remuneration”.

08:48 : Russia has decided to extend the closure of its airspace to civil aviation until at least September 10. According to the Russian agency Tass, this concerns eleven airports in the south and center of the country, in particular those located near the Ukrainian border.

07:35 : Volodymyr Zelensky would have liked the IAEA delegation to go further than the inspection of the Zaporijia nuclear power plant. In his video message last night, the Ukrainian President believes that the experts should have insisted on the need, according to him, to “demilitarize” this zone. “The main thing that should happen is the demilitarization of the territory of the plant (…) And it is unfortunate that we have not yet heard the appropriate messages from the IAEA”he blurted out.